倒退

dào tuì

B1 Level 5 ★ Core word

倒退 (dào tuì) is a Chinese word meaning “to fall back”. It sits at TOCFL Level 5 (CEFR B1) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard, where it is marked a core word.

Definition

to fall back
to go in reverse

Stroke order

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Example

請別倒退，後面有人。

Please don't step back; there's someone behind you.

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Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).